Bizarre moment car made famous by Only Fools and Horses smashes into two
barriers and stops on tracks

By Olivia Rudgard, video source SWNS

11:21AM BST 30 Jul 2015

It's the car Del Boy made famous, and this is a scene that wouldn't be out of place in Only Fools and Horses.

CCTV caught the bizarre moment a Reliant Robin reversed through a level crossing barrier and stopped on the tracks.

The three-wheeled car first sped forwards through the crossing, avoiding the barriers completely.

The Robin Reliant zooms through the level crossing (Source: SWNS)

But seconds later it appeared again, reversing through the first set of barriers and hitting those on the far side, which were down.

The car then stopped on the tracks and a passenger got out, walking calmly away towards the edge of the train track.

The car moved off again, powering through the barriers and zooming away down the road.

The car reverses into the barrier (Source: SWNS)

The manouevre has been condemned as 'extremely dangerous' by the British Transport Police, who estimated that the damage caused was worth up to £15,000.

Inspector Anton Menzies said: "Both barriers were extensively damaged as a result of the incident, with costs to fix them estimated at somewhere in the region of between £6,000 and £15,000.

"However more importantly this was extremely dangerous behaviour that put the driver and the passengers in the vehicle's lives at risk. They were very lucky that a train was not coming through at the time or the consequences would be unthinkable."

The incident happened shortly before 12.30am on June 21. Police are now searching for the driver.